3) Department of Employment submit the migrant worker profile list,
request to import migrant workers including demand letter and employment
contract to the government of Myanmar (through 2 centers located in
Thailand) for primary screening

4) 2 Myanmar centers in Thailand submit migrant worker profile list
including demand letter and employment contract to Myanmar (3 employment
centers in Kawthaung, Tachilek and Myawaddy) in order to issue
temporary passport and send migrant workers back to work legally
according to the MoU.

5) 3 employment centers (in Kawthaung, Tachilek and Myawaddy) inform
department of employment name lists of migrant workers who will be
issued temporary passport and sent back to work according to MoU

6) - Department of Employment informs employers to confirm the employment and to pick up migrant workers at 3 employment centers - Department of Employment informs immigration office for visa stamp and allow migrant workers to come into the country - Department of Employment confirm the employment with 3 employment centers

7) - Employers pick up migrant workers at 3 employment centers (in Kawthaung, Tachilek and Myawaddy) - Employers take migrant workers into the country through immigration

8) Immigration Officer stamp visa which allow migrant workers to stay in the country

9) Migrant workers submit request for work permit at work permit issuance center along the border

10) Work permit issuance center along the border issue work permit for migrant workers

Andy Hall, who has been working with/for migrants, says since “this
process assumes that all irregular migrant workers are in Myanmar / Laos
for legal re-entry process, a mass deportation apparently still seems
likely — Editor